Umutima wa Yonatani wifatanije na Dawidi
Yonatani aha Dawidi ikanzu yiwe, inkota yiwe n'umutima wiwe w'ukwizigirwa, mu gihe indirimbo y'abagore iha Dawidi ibihumbi mirongo, Sawuli igaha ibihumbi gusa. Sawuli amutera icumu, hanyuma akagerageza gutuma Abafilisitiya bamwica. Ico agerageje cose kirushiriza gukuza Dawidi, kuko Data ari kumwe na we.
18 1Dawidi ahejeje kuyaga na Sauli, umutima wa Yonatani wifatanya n’umutima wa Dawidi, Yonatani aramukunda nk’umutima wiwe. 2Kuva kuri uwo musi Sauli yaragumije Dawidi iwe, ntiyamureka ngo asubire kwa se. 3Nuko Yonatani agirana isezerano na Dawidi, kuko yamukunda nk’umutima wiwe. 4Yonatani yiyambura umwitero wiwe awuha Dawidi, hamwe n’umwambaro wiwe, inkota yiwe, umuheto wiwe n’umukandara wiwe.
5Dawidi yararonka iteka aho Sauli yose yamurungika, ni co gituma Sauli yamushira ku basoda, abantu bose baravyishimira n’abasuku ba Sauli nyene.
6Mu kugaruka, igihe Dawidi yavuye kwica wa Mufilisitiya, abagore bo mu gisagara cose c’Abisirayeli baje gusanganira Umwami Sauli, baririmba, baribina, bagwijije umunezero, bafise ingoma n’ibicurarangisho. 7Mu kunezererwa, abo bagore baririmbiranira bati: “Sauli yishe amajana yiwe, Dawidi na we amajana yiwe cumi.”
8Sauli araka n’ishavu; iryo jambo rituma yihebura cane. Avuga ati: “Dawidi bamuhaye amajana cumi, jewe amajana gusa. Hasigaye iki atinze gutwara atari ubwami?” 9Kuva kuri uwo musi gushika imbere, Sauli aguma arindiriye Dawidi n’ijisho ry’ishari. 10Bukeye impwemu mbi ivuye kuri Data wa twese isumba Sauli; aratakamba mu nzu yiwe mu gihe Dawidi yacuraranga inanga, nk’uko yabigira imisi yose. Sauli yari afashe icumu ryiwe mu kiganza. 11Aritera rya cumu, yiyumvira ati: “Ndakomanya Dawidi ku rukuta.” Mugabo Dawidi aramwikinga kabiri. 12Sauli yaratinya Dawidi, kuko Data wa twese yari kumwe na we ariko yari yavuye kuri Sauli. 13Nuko Sauli akura Dawidi imbere yiwe, amugira umukuru w’ibihumbi, maze Dawidi aja ajana abantu ku rugamba akabagarura. 14Dawidi yararonka iteka mu nzira ziwe zose, kuko Data wa twese yari kumwe na we. 15Sauli abonye ukuntu Dawidi yaronka iteka cane, aramutinya. 16Mugabo Abisirayeli bose na Yuda bakunda Dawidi, kuko yabajana ku rugamba akabagarura.
Dawidi aronka Mikali mu bugunge bwa Sauli
17Sauli abwira Dawidi ati: “Ng’uyu umukobwa wanje w’imfura Merabu. Nzogucira umugore, naho woba intwari kuri jewe ukarwana intambara za Data wa twese.” Kuko Sauli yiyumvira ati: “Ukuboko kwanje ntikuzomurwanya, reka ukuboko kw’Abafilisitiya kumurwanye.”
18Dawidi abwira Sauli ati: “Jewe ndi nde, umuryango wanje n’urwango rwa data mu Bisirayeli ni ibiki, ngo mbe umukwe w’umwami?” 19Mugabo igihe Merabu, umukobwa wa Sauli, yari gucirwa Dawidi, aheza acirwa Aduriyeli Umumeholati ngo abe umugore wiwe.
20None Mikali, umukobwa wa Sauli, yarakunda Dawidi. Sauli abivyumvise, biramunezereza. 21Sauli yiyumvira ati: “Ndamuha we kugira ngo abe umutego, ndeke ukuboko kw’Abafilisitiya kumukubite.” Nuko Sauli abwira Dawidi ati: “Uyu musi ufise akaryo ka kabiri ko kuba umukwe wanje.”
22Sauli abwira abasuku biwe ati: “Nimubwire Dawidi mu bwihisho muti: ‘Umwami aragukunda, n’abasuku biwe bose baragukunda. None nuze ube umukwe wiwe.’”
23Abasuku ba Sauli babwira Dawidi ayo majambo. Dawidi avuga ati: “Mbega kuba umukwe w’umwami bibonetse ari agatoyi kuri mwebwe? Jewe ndi umworo kandi sindumuntu.”
24Abasuku ba Sauli bamubwira bati: “Dawidi avuze uku.”
25Sauli avuga ati: “Mubwire Dawidi muti: ‘Umwami ntagomba igiciro c’umugeni, ariko agomba gusa amabanga ijana y’Abafilisitiya, kugira ngo yihorere ku bansi b’umwami.’” Yagomba ngo Dawidi agwe mu maboko y’Abafilisitiya. a a v25 Gushikiriza amabanga y’abansi nk’ikimenyetso c’abishwe vyari akaranga kemewe ko gufata ibiheko muri Kanani ya kera no mu mico iyikikije. 26Abasuku biwe babwira Dawidi ivyo; aranezerwa cane ngo abe umukwe w’umwami. Imbere y’uko igihe cose kirangira, 27Dawidi na bagabo biwe baragenda, bica Abafilisitiya amajana abiri, baza n’amabanga yabo ku mwami, bayaharura yose kugira ngo abe umukwe wiwe. Nuko Sauli amuha umukobwa wiwe Mikali ngo abe umugore wiwe. 28Sauli abonye kandi amenye yuko Data wa twese yari kumwe na Dawidi, be n’uko Mikali umukobwa wiwe yamukunda, 29Sauli yaratinye Dawidi kurushirizaho, aba umwansi wa Dawidi imisi yose y’ubugingo bwiwe.
30Abakuru b’Abafilisitiya baguma basohoka baja ku rugamba, kandi buri gihe Dawidi yaronka iteka kuruta abategetsi bose ba Sauli, ni co gituma izina ryiwe ryahawe iteka cane.